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New skin patch could make grafts more flexible and less scarred
NCT ID NCT02090361
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding a collagen-elastin dermal matrix to standard skin grafts improves skin flexibility and reduces scarring. 92 adults with skin loss from injury or surgery received either a graft with the matrix or a graft alone. The main goal was to measure skin foldability at one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- collagen-elastin dermal matrix
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could make skin grafts more flexible and less scarred, improving appearance and function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed early-stage study with 92 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The matrix may not improve outcomes over standard grafts.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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92 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2014
- Finished
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Feb 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged over 18 * Signed informed consent * Patients with loss of cutaneous substance of at least 15 cm2 * Patient Without bone exposure, vascular, joint or tendon * Eligibility for surgical treatment by skin graft * Loss of substance trauma (avulsion, burns) or surgery (skin excision) Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with a chronic wound * Wound superinfected * Patient unable for local or general skin graft * Patient with an old or a recent skin injury strictly contralateral to the graft site. * Patient unable to consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU d'Amiens
Amiens, France
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CHU de Caen
Caen, France
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CHU de Lille
Lille, France
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UH Rouen
Rouen, 76031, France
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